what size ham?

[onthefly]

As big as you can fit in your fridge.

[LimeSlice]

Can never remember, DH tends to pick. The annual choosing of the ham is such stressful experience, I wish I could avoid it. Dh is always in search of the illusive perfect ham. I am sure every ham gets handled 10 times by him before he chooses.

In the past I have ordered to save the stress, but then the stress just moves to Christmas day. Heaven help me if it is bad ham

As big as you can fit in your fridge.

Yep. That.

I get a full leg, not sure how big it is, but after we bake it and carve it, the left overs all get portioned up and shredded and frozen for pizzas and quiches' etc.

[skybie]

you have to bake it??? oh dear i am out of my depth here

[LimeSlice]

you have to bake it??? oh dear i am out of my depth here

Oh no no, you don't have to! You can take it out and carve that baby right there onto the plate if you want to

I glaze it and bake it in the oven on Christmas Eve and carve and serve it cold on Christmas Day.

[onthefly]

NOOOOOO! Don't bake it. That's ruining a perfectly good ham. You just eat it. By the handful. We had a practice ham this weekend. mmmmmm.

[LimeSlice]

Love the practice ham!

[Trillian]

NOOOOOO! Don't bake it. That's ruining a perfectly good ham. You just eat it. By the handful. We had a practice ham this weekend. mmmmmm.

Practice ham! I love it!

ETA - Meow, good ham just melts in your mouth practically. It is mouth watering and the flavour is just right - not too smoky and not too salty (IMO - ham is a personal thing LOL). Bad ham is awful - tasteless and dry.

[skybie]

Oh no no, you don't have to!

phew!!